Interpol issues notice about illegal timber trading operation in Brazil
Sep 15, 2016, 12:00 pm By Mongabay
Interpol has released a purple notice about an illegal timber trading operation involving four…There are four species of giraffes, not one: new study
Sep 15, 2016, 8:00 am By Mongabay
Giraffes are not one species, but four different ones, a new study has found. And this revelation…After game-changing Dakota Access decision, a look at Sioux strategy
Sep 14, 2016, 5:00 pm By Mongabay
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the mornings on the western edge of Camp of the Sacred Stones, the makeshift…High seas treaty negotiations ended at UN last week with boost from IUCN Conservation Congress
Sep 14, 2016, 4:00 pm By Mongabay
Government officials from around the world gathered at the United Nations in New York City for…Liberia land policy a “challenge to national development”
Sep 14, 2016, 12:20 pm By Mongabay
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]iberians are anxiously awaiting the passage of the stalled Land Rights Act,…Leopards and landmines: Post-war carnivore research in Sri Lanka
Sep 14, 2016, 11:20 am By Mongabay
A leopard researcher walks calmly along a trail to set up a camera trap inside Sri Lanka’s…Can ‘plant blindness’ be cured?
Sep 14, 2016, 7:40 am By Mongabay
Tigers, elephants and rhinos garner a lot of attention. But plants are often ignored. In fact,…Global brands’ beef is putting South America’s tropical forests at risk: report
Sep 13, 2016, 4:20 pm By Mongabay
The beef purchasing policies of global name-brand companies are failing to protect South America’s…Beef consumers’ role in causing deforestation in South America (commentary)
Sep 13, 2016, 3:20 pm By Mongabay
This week the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a report — “Cattle, Cleared Forests,…Pulp and paper supplier denies draining peat on island near Singapore
Sep 13, 2016, 2:40 pm By Mongabay
A NASA satellite detected 140 hotspots in West Kalimantan on Monday as smallholders in the province…IUCN to create new category of membership for Indigenous peoples’ organizations
Sep 13, 2016, 12:20 pm By Mongabay
The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Members' Assembly voted on Friday to…Ecuador begins pumping oil from famed ITT-block in Yasuní
Sep 13, 2016, 10:30 am By Mongabay
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Wednesday of last week, Ecuador began pumping its first crude oil from the…Operation license for Amazon’s Belo Monte mega-dam suspended
Sep 13, 2016, 10:00 am By Mongabay
[caption id="attachment_189257" align="alignnone" width="768"] Street scene in downtown Altamira.…New crab species discovered in Chinese fish market
Sep 13, 2016, 2:40 am By Mongabay
Animal pet markets, filled with assorted species, can sometimes yield species previously unknown to…Indonesian environment ministry shoots down geothermal plan in Mount Leuser National Park
Sep 12, 2016, 6:20 pm By Mongabay
The Indonesian environment ministry has denied the Aceh provincial government’s proposal to rezone…California governor signs landmark climate and clean energy bills into law
Sep 12, 2016, 5:20 pm By Mongabay
California Governor Jerry Brown had threatened to take the measure directly to voters via ballot…Deforestation Puts Lives on the Line in Rural Myanmar
Sep 12, 2016, 2:00 pm By David DoyleJennifer Rigby
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n a still, heavy afternoon in September, with monsoon clouds massing lazily in…Poaching in Africa becomes increasingly militarized
Sep 12, 2016, 11:20 am By William H. Funk
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n January 29, a 37-year-old Englishman and ardent conservationist named Roger…Countries at IUCN Congress vote to ban domestic ivory markets
Sep 12, 2016, 5:20 am By Shreya Dasgupta
The global conservation community has taken a step towards ending the slaughter of elephants for the…‘A major concern’: plantation-driven deforestation ramps up in Borneo
Sep 9, 2016, 8:40 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Borneo, home to animals like orangutans, rhinos, elephants, and proboscis monkeys is also host to…
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